Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Pedestrian safety

Side Guard Pilot Almost Complete — Next Up, the Other 95% of City Trucks

By Stephen Miller | Oct 2, 2015 | 4 Comments

In February, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced a pilot program to add side guards, which prevent people from being dragged beneath the rear wheels of large vehicles, to 240 trucks in the city fleet. The Department of Citywide Administrative Services, which is managing the rollout, said today that it is two-thirds done with the project, and expects to have […]

Francisco Moya’s Hush-Hush 111th Street Meeting Now Open to the Public

By Stephen Miller | Oct 1, 2015 | 3 Comments

Assembly Member Francisco Moya, who opposes a road diet and protected bike lane on 111th Street in Corona, has decided to let the public know about a town hall meeting he is hosting about the project on Monday — after Streetsblog asked about the lack of public notice. 111th Street, which runs on the western edge of Flushing […]

How Bus Rapid Transit Can Save Lives on One of NYC’s Most Dangerous Streets

By Stephen Miller | Sep 29, 2015 | 138 Comments

Lives are at stake in the redesign of Woodhaven Boulevard and Cross Bay Boulevard, making the implementation of bus rapid transit on this southeast Queens corridor all the more urgent, according to a new analysis from the BRT for NYC coalition. Crash stats bring home the point that new pedestrian islands and other safety measures in DOT’s Woodhaven BRT […]

Campaign for a People-First Rockaway Freeway Meets Cars-First Inertia

By Stephen Miller | Sep 25, 2015 | 3 Comments

Rockaway Freeway, one of the few east-west routes across the Queens peninsula, isn’t a safe place to walk or bike. A local coalition has been trying to change that by repurposing street space, but their efforts are running up against the red tape of city bureaucracy and a car-centric community board. Rockaway Freeway runs beneath an elevated train. A road […]

Brooklyn Beep Eric Adams Funds Eight Concrete Curb Extensions

By Stephen Miller | Sep 21, 2015 | 4 Comments

Eight new concrete curb extensions are coming to five Brooklyn intersections after a $1 million pledge from Borough President Eric Adams. Curb extensions, also known as neckdowns or bulb-outs, extend the sidewalk at intersections to shorten crossing distances for pedestrians and slow drivers as they turn around a corner. “Our youngest and oldest Brooklynites are at particular risk […]

Empire Boulevard Reconstruction Will Create Two Plazas

By Stephen Miller | Sep 18, 2015 | 1 Comment

Dangerous intersections at each end of Empire Boulevard, which stretches east-west across the southern edge of Crown Heights, are set for some major new pedestrian space. A street reconstruction project will reconfigure the area where Empire Boulevard, East New York Avenue, Remsen Avenue, and Utica Avenue converge. There, DOT will reroute traffic, creating a new pedestrian plaza. Similar changes […]

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